- bring up
- v
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by
magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
Synonym(s): raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
- bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
Synonym(s): rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent
- promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league"
- raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
Synonym(s): raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up Antonym(s): bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down
- cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"
- put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
Synonym(s): raise, bring up
- make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
Synonym(s): mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
- cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer"
Synonym(s): boot, reboot, bring up
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